Swamy Premananda of Tiruchirapally, Tamil Nadu, was accused of raping 13 women and murdering a person in his ashram.
The parliamentary standing committee on finance on Thursday approved the repeal of IDBI Act, paving the way for conversion of Industrial Development Bank of India into a bank.
She became the first from the Indian-American community to serve on a Cabinet rank position in any United States presidential administration.
The department notified the new set of ITR forms early this week
..... but big picture investing is too difficult, says Ramesh S Damani.
Taking up the cause of addressing the menace of drug addiction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invited suggestions from the public as well as non-government organisations on ways to mitigate the problem.
Want to find out about the possibility of floods in your area? Just log on to a website and get online updates from the government.
An online tax accounting system for paying taxes will be flagged off on Tuesday, as part of reforms to make the procedures simpler and faster.
IT-savvy Andhra Pradesh has topped the list of states with maximum number of hot e-governance projects, followed by Madhya Pradesh, as per the latest DataQuest magazine ranking.
The telecom companies have also been asked to urgently improve their infrastructure, as the government aims to digitise a host of services.
The telecom regulatory authority released on Thursday a consultation paper on the IUC regime covering key issues like telecom tariffs and Calling Party Pays regime.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has invited online customer feedback on the quality of Internet services in the country.
Having lost a $15 million contract in Indiana state, Tata Consultancy Services has said the increasing backlash against outsourcing in the United States was becoming a matter of concern.
A special TADA court rejected the plea on the grounds that it would hardly serve any public interest or advance course of justice.
The detentions come ahead of a crucial hearing on Article 35-A in Supreme Court which is likely to take place on Monday. The article, incorporated into the Indian Constitution in 1954, grants special rights and privileges to the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir.
The genesis of Swaasth India was during the Pravasi Bharitya Diwas (PBD 2010) in Jaipur.
The government is working on the concept of a digital locker of sorts - an online repository for all certificates and documents issued to the citizens of the country.
Large pharmaceutical firms feel that if the quality parameters and assurance levels are brought up to the level of branded generics, then Jan Aushadhi medicines would find it difficult to retain their affordability.
The finance ministry has launched a software 'Sampark 2003-04', which would enable tax-payers to fill their returns in a prescribed format on the net and take a print-out.
Six intrepid mobike riders undertake a journey from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in support of the armed forces.
The European Central Bank is likely to cut interest rate in its meeting on Friday, which might prop up the government securities trading in India, market sources said on Thursday.
The I-T Department had identified 1.8 million taxpayers in its Operation Clean through data mining and asked them to submit responses about the source of their deposits.
Don't share information over phone with anyone. Use only official apps. Keep Aadhaar locked unless needed.
General Bajwa gets inputs from his senior officers, but he has the final word, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
The apex court said banning entry of women to Kerala's Sabrimala temple is gender discrimination and the practice violates rights of Hindu women.
Modi said even a few years ago, when India talked about the threats of terrorism, not many in the world were ready to take it seriously.
'There is little doubt that India's tobacco epidemic is contributing to its TB epidemic,' says Neil W Schluger.
Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Bobby Jindal once again found himself at the butt of jokes after he invited questions on Twitter which attracted a barrage of tweets with people asking bizarre questions, poking fun at him.
Johnson reacted to media speculation on Twitter by dismissing any rebellion.
An overwhelming majority of Indians want to see more extreme sports, with a sizeable chunk voting for skateboarding to be made an Olympic sport, according to a new survey.
If you thought Vajubhai Vala's invitation to BSY was a one-off, think again :))
NASA has completed its MESSENGER mission with expected impact on Mercury's surface.
I-T dept launches Tatkal system for those who desire to help the victims of the earthquake in Nepal.
Britain's ruling Conservative party on Tuesday began the first round of voting to choose a new party leader who will succeed David Cameron as the prime minister with home secretary Theresa May emerging as a clear front-runner.
16 lakh refunds worth crores lying unclaimed at I-T.
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